Apprentice - some early help

                  Sent in by Matthew Pegg

1. Can't get out of the cell?
.evah uoy tcejbo sselesu tsom eht ta kooL
.tnil eht elgnatnU

2. Still can't get out?
...snroca elttil morF
.tnil eht ni dnif uoy taht dees eht tnalP

3. You can't get through the hole.
.tsrif sgniraeb ruoy teG
!ssapmoc eht daeR

4. You die of thirst.
?knird a dnif yllausu uoy nac erehW
.tekcop ruoy ni elttob llams eht ni si hcihw retaw eht knirD

5. The mouse dies in the desert.
.mih etardyheR
!llew sa retaw emos mih eviG

6. Can't get up the spire?
...sdloheot eht ni teef ruoy tif ot draH
.seohs eht evomeR